Tag: Google Lunar XPrize

Israel’s SpaceIL Books Moon Flight on SpaceX Falcon 9
By 2015.10.07 1 Comments Read More →

Israel’s SpaceIL Books Moon Flight on SpaceX Falcon 9

On October 3rd, Google Lunar XPrize competitor Moon Express announced that it had signed a launch agreement with Rocket Lab for at least two 2017 launches aboard that company’s Electron launch vehicle. The notice was remarkable for several reasons, not the least of which being it appeared to cement Moon Express as being the first […]

Posted in: Moon
Mid-Week Roundup: SpaceX Confirms Landing Attempt, OSC Can’t Kick Its Russian Habit and More
By 2014.12.17 0 Comments Read More →

Mid-Week Roundup: SpaceX Confirms Landing Attempt, OSC Can’t Kick Its Russian Habit and More

SpaceX has finally confirmed that it will indeed be attempting to land the Falcon 9 first stage on its autonomous drone ship following Friday’s CRS-5 launch to the International Space Station.  The complete description is posted on their website’s update page here. America’s Russian engine addiction continues unabated. Orbital Sciences has selected the RD-181 derivative […]

Posted in: Orbital Sciences Corporation, SpaceX
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